Monthly Archives: April 2015

Being a journalist on the ground, or a Syrian refugee, or a Korean defector, or a politician, architect, investigator, the client of a spin doctor, an activist or simple an ordinary citizen. Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes as a strategy to immerse yourself in another reality is which is used increasingly in web reports and documentaries.

Immersive journalism* seeks to increase the empathy of citizens towards a reality lived through a first-person experience in the story. It’s based on the supposition that occupying a point of view of someone who was there and embodying that perspective digitally, improves our understanding of what happened.

Although the possibility of transmitting live video on the net has been a reality for some time now, the appearance of apps like Meerkat and Periscope represent the next leap forward; life broadcasted and shared online.

Live web broadcasting is not a new invention. There is a wide range of services to choose from and they are used for all kinds of ends, but Meerkat and Periscope’s ease of use and interactive options have made them very popular and they are now leading the pack. It’s not a matter of who makes the best app but of who offers the most attractive service.

Meerkat has seen a breathtaking growth but Twitter’s acquisition of Persicope in January could reduce its advantage. Both apps, available...Ver más

Being a journalist on the ground, or a Syrian refugee, or a Korean defector, or a politician, architect, investigator, the client of a spin doctor, an activist or simple an ordinary citizen. Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes as a strategy to immerse yourself in another reality is which is used increasingly in web reports and documentaries.

Immersive journalism* seeks to increase the empathy of citizens towards a reality lived through a first-person experience in the story. It’s based on the supposition that occupying a point of view of someone who was there and embodying that perspective digitally, improves our understanding of what happened.

Although the possibility of transmitting live video on the net has been a reality for some time now, the appearance of apps like Meerkat and Periscope represent the next leap forward; life broadcasted and shared online.

Live web broadcasting is not a new invention. There is a wide range of services to choose from and they are used for all kinds of ends, but Meerkat and Periscope’s ease of use and interactive options have made them very popular and they are now leading the pack. It’s not a matter of who makes the best app but of who offers the most attractive service.

Meerkat has seen a breathtaking growth but Twitter’s acquisition of Persicope in January could reduce its advantage. Both apps, available...Ver más